Facts of Buster Posey
Full Name:	Buster Posey
Birth Date:	March 27, 1987
Age:	36 years
Gender:	Male
Profession:	baseball player
Country:	America
Horoscope:	Aries
Married	Kristen
Net Worth	$150 million
Birth Place	Leesburg, Georgia, US
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Religion	Christian
Education	Lee County High School
Father	Gerald Dempsey Posey II
Mother	Traci Posey
Siblings	Samantha Posey, Jess and Jack Posey
Kids	Addison Lynn Posey, Lee Dempsey Posey
Instagram	Buster Posey Instagram
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An American former professional baseball catcher Buster Posey is the second player in MLB history, after Pete Rose, to win the Rookie of the Year, a League MVP, and three World Series championships.

Posey played his entire twelve-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the San Francisco Giants, beginning in 2009 and ending at the end of the 2021 season. Posey joined the Giants’ ownership group in September 2022.

Buster Posey Net Worth and Salary in 2023

Buster Posey is a retired American professional baseball player with a net worth of $150 million. Buster Posey spent his baseball career, from 2008 to 2021, with the San Francisco Giants. He announced his retirement in November 2021.

During his major league baseball career, Buster earned roughly $160 million in pay. He has contributed and raised millions of dollars for many organizations.

Buster agreed to terms with the Giants on a nine-year, $159 million contract in March 2013. Between June 2017 and June 2018, Buster earned $25 million in salary and sponsorships, making him one of the highest-paid sportsmen in the world.

He earned a base salary of $21,400,000 and total earnings of $22,177,777 in his 2021 season. In MLB, he has earned a total of $107,615,000 in salary and bonuses. He also has a home in Lafayette, California, which he purchased in 2013 for $4.6 million. He has endorsement arrangements with different products and is the Toyota brand ambassador.

Buster Posey forfeited $30 million in potential earnings with the Giants by omitting or curtailing the final two seasons of his career, due in part to the COVID pandemic.

Buster Posey Age, Bio

Gerald Dempsey “Buster” Posey is his full name. Posey was born on March 27, 1987, in Leesburg, Georgia, to Demp and Tracy Posey. Buster and his family were raised as Methodist Christians. He is of American nationality and of American-White ancestry. In 2023, his age is 36 years old.

Posey grew up as an Atlanta Braves fan. He was the parents’ eldest child, with a sister called Samantha Posey and two brothers named Jess and Jack Posey. Growing up, he also played football, soccer, and basketball, but baseball was his primary sport.

Posey pitched and played shortstop as a student at Lee County High School. He hit nine doubles, three triples, and seven home runs that year, while also breaking school records for batting average (.544) and runs batted in (RBI). His pitching stats included a 10-1 record and an earned run average of 1.53. (ERA).

In his senior year, he batted.462 with 40 RBIs and 14 home runs, breaking a school record. He was 12-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 13 starts as a pitcher that year. Lee County High was beaten in the Georgia AAAA State Championship by Henry County High, for whom another future big leaguer Jason Heyward played.

Posey was selected Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, Louisville Slugger State Player of the Year, EA Sports All-American, and Baseball America All-American during his senior season. He graduated from high school with a 3.94-grade point average, placing fourth out of 302 students.

Buster Posey Wife and Kids

Buster Posey has a happy marriage. On January 10, 2009, he married Kristen, his high school sweetheart. They met while taking the SATs in their senior year of high school. They met at the senior prom when Buster asked Kristen to dance, and they’ve been dating ever since. Before married, Buster and Kristen dated for four years. They had twins in 2011 (a son, Lee, and a girl, Addison).

They adopt twin girls in 2020. Posey and his family lived in the East Bay during his career. Posey and his wife announced their retirement by selling their East Bay home and relocating to Georgia to be closer to their relatives. The family is having a great time in their current situation.

Buster Posey Height and Weight

Buster Posey is a good baseball player who is 1.85 m tall and weighs 97 kg. Buster’s physique is athletic. Buster’s eyes are hazel green, and his hair is dark brown. His chest measurement is 40 inches, his waist measurement is 32 inches, and his biceps measurement is 15 inches.

Buster Posey Professional Career

He was drafted straight from high school but opted to attend college instead. He went on to study at Florida State University, where he was a freshman shortstop for the baseball team. Later, he was transferred to a catcher. He was largely regarded as the top catcher available in the draft pool by 2008.

He was chosen by the ‘San Francisco Giants’ in August 2008 and assigned to their Class A Advanced club to play in the ‘California League.’ He was promoted to the Giants’ Class AAA team, the ‘Fresno Grizzlies,’ to play in the ‘Pacific Coast League’ within a year.

Buster Posey made his major league debut as a replacement for Bengie Molina in a match against the ‘Los Angeles Dodgers,’ in September 2009. By the end of the season, he was regarded as one of the ‘San Francisco Giants top prospects.

In 2010, he became the Giants’ opening catcher after hitting his first major league home run against Aaron Harang of the Cincinnati Reds. That year, he blasted his first grand slam against the ‘Milwaukee Brewers,’ earning himself the position of his team’s cleanup hitter. He was selected ‘National League Rookie of the Year,’ and he was named to the ‘Baseball America All-Rookie Team,’ as a catcher.

Posey was hurt in a collision with Scott Cousins of the ‘Florida Marlins,’ forcing him to have surgery and miss most of the 2011 season. In mid-2012, he returned to the field for the ‘Major League Baseball All-Star Game.’ At the end of the season, he was selected the ‘National League Most Valuable Player’ by the ‘Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

His hitting slumped in 2013, but he rebounded with a grand slam against the ‘Arizona Diamondbacks’ the following season. In 2015, he hit another grand slam against the ‘Los Angeles Dodgers’ and stole a base, becoming the first catcher in 112 years to accomplish the feat.

That year, he also received the ‘Wilson Defensive Player of the Year’ and the ‘National League Silver Slugger awards. In 2016, he was named to his fourth ‘MLB All-Star Game’ as a catcher. He received his first ‘Gold Glove Award’ that year.

During the first inning of San Francisco’s 2017 home opener, he was struck in the helmet by a pitch from Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Taijuan Walker. He appeared to be fine after seeking medical attention, but he was placed on the concussion injured list for a week as a precaution.

He stayed in strong form, though, and was selected starting catcher for the ‘MLB All-Star Game’ for the third year in a row. He was named to the ‘MLB All-Star Game’ in 2018 but was unable to compete due to a hip injury that required surgery.

Awards & Achievements

• He received the Golden Spike and the Dick Howser Trophy in 2008.
• He was named NL Rookie of the Year in 2010.
• He was awarded the National League MVP in 2012, and he also received the ‘Hank Aaron Award,’ ‘Batting Champion,’ and ‘Comeback Player of the Year Award’ that year.
• Posey has four ‘Silver Slugger Awards’ and one ‘Gold Glove Award’ in his career.